Chapter 77

Before going to bed at night, Jiang Zhinian received a message from the work group.

"@Everyone, our school has signed up for the city's charity mountain climbing event. We invite all teachers still in the city to participate and contribute to this charity."

Jiang Zhinian scrolled through the group chat history and found that this message was sent again three days ago, but there was no @ for everyone before, so she didn't pay attention to it.

Perhaps there were not enough people who signed up, and after a while the teacher in charge of the organization chatted privately with Jiang Zhinian.

"Xiao Jiang, I heard you got married. Congratulations."

"Thank you, Mr. Wang."

"Well, I heard you stayed in the city for the New Year, right? Why don't you join us for the mountain climbing activity tomorrow?"

Jiang Zhinian thought about it and showed Shi Ye her phone.

"Can I climb the mountain now?"

She is not averse to this kind of public welfare activity. If there is really no one in the school who can participate, she doesn't mind making up the numbers, provided that she gets the doctor's consent.

Shi Ye leaned against the head of the bed and read a book. He took her mobile phone and looked at the introduction of the event, including the location and route.

"Yes, you have passed the first three months and entered the second trimester. This period will be the most comfortable time of your entire pregnancy. Proper exercise is also good for your body."

Of course, it is definitely not advisable to go to wild mountains and forests where the danger is uncertain. However, going to forest parks in the city is not a problem if you are accompanied by someone.

"So do you want to come with me?"

"Of course." He agreed to her participation on the condition that he was by her side.

"Okay, I'm signed up then."

After confirming the time and place with the other party, Jiang Zhinian put his phone on the bedside and moved closer to Shi Ye.

"What are you looking at?"

Shi Ye showed her the cover, which was a children's fairy tale book.

"Why are you looking at this?"

"I heard you tell me one the other day, and I thought it was quite interesting."

Jiang Zhinian leaned closer and tilted her head to look at him: "Are you preparing to tell stories to the baby later?"

When she said this, she smiled, with a hint of mischief in her eyes as if she had discovered Shi Ye's little thoughts.

"No." Shi Ye turned around and looked at her.

Jiang Zhinian didn't believe it. It couldn't be that he suddenly fell in love with fairy tales, so he went to find one and read it.

Shi Ye chuckled: "To be precise, I'm preparing to tell the baby a story now."

He turned to a folded page and gestured for Jiang Zhinian to lie flat on the pillow.

"Now?"

"Yes." Shi Ye bent his legs and sat on Jiang Zhinian's lower abdomen, and began to read a story from the book.

When he spoke, his tone was originally cold and calm, like extremely cold water, dripping down, distant and a little indifferent. But when he read, his tone became low and magnetic, like a cello in the dark night, melodious and beautiful.

After reading a heartwarming and lovely story, Jiang Zhinian couldn't help but tease, "Shi Ye, why do you sound so timid when you're coaxing a child?"

It wasn't the coquettish tone, but the kind when talking to a child, where one unconsciously softens the tone with a hint of coaxing, which made Jiang Zhinian's heart soften.

Shi Ye put the book on the bedside, turned over and lay down next to Jiang Zhinian: "Really? I don't feel anything."

He listened to some online bloggers telling children's stories in advance, and they all spoke in the same tone. He deliberately imitated them and felt that he was pretty good.

Jiang Zhinian liked Shi Ye's childish look and couldn't help but touch his face.

“A little bit, but I like it.”

"Like what? Like me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he smiled to himself.

"Shi Ye, isn't it too early to name the baby now?"

"It's up to you."

"There was a male teacher at my former school who also started naming his baby when he was three months old. He came up with over a hundred names, and the couple couldn't agree on a single one. Finally, the wife went into premature labor, and after the baby was born, they reluctantly agreed. But when the husband went to get the birth certificate, he suddenly had an idea and chose a name he hadn't discussed with his wife. They had a huge argument over this and almost got divorced."

"It's that serious."

"Because his last name is Wang, he named his daughter Zhaojun." After Jiang Zhinian finished speaking, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Shi Ye waited until she finished laughing before asking, "So what happened next? Did you get divorced?"

"No, not really. I just changed the child's name. Luckily, it hasn't been registered yet, otherwise it would be very troublesome."

The two of them lay facing each other, talking about some trivial and interesting things in life, like the most ordinary young couple in the world, looking forward to their children.

"When you have a surname, it feels like choosing a first name is not easy either. With a special surname like this, you're most likely to be given a nickname in elementary school."

As an elementary school teacher herself, she naturally knew how annoying those kids who loved to give nicknames were.

There was a little girl named Hu in their class who liked to wear pink clothes, so she was called "pepper". The little girl cried several times, and only after she was discovered did she stop this boring behavior.

Perhaps those children who love to give themselves nicknames will never understand how much harm this, which they think is a joke, can cause to the person concerned. In fact, some people who suffer from this kind of "childhood violence" will never be able to reconcile with their own names when they grow up.

"Shi Ye, were you ever given a nickname when you were a child?"

"Yes." Shi Ye thought for a moment, "But it has nothing to do with the surname."

Jiang Zhinian didn't ask what nickname he was given, but just quietly took the naming issue into consideration.

…

The next morning, the two of them went out fully equipped.

The climbing location is set in the city’s Forest Botanical Park. It is safe and relaxing. It can be seen that this is a happy activity and there is no pressure on everyone.

After Jiang Zhinian saw Teacher Li at the starting point of the event, he asked Shi Ye to find a place to wait while he went to say hello to Teacher Li and did not forget to give her the wedding candy he had bought earlier.

"Oh, you young people, you're so good at keeping your relationship a secret. I only found out about it after you got married. Next time if you have good news, tell me earlier."

Jiang Zhinian touched her belly and told Teacher Li that she was pregnant.

Teacher Li is the leader of their Chinese language group, and her help is needed when adjusting classes and taking maternity leave.

Teacher Li was pleasantly surprised after hearing this. "Oh, congratulations! It's been a few months, and you haven't changed much."

"Just three months old."

"Okay, then when you get to the foot of the mountain, don't climb any higher. Let the men take the grand prize." Teacher Li pointed to the prize table. "Let's just try to get the toothpaste. Oh, and all the prizes this time are sponsored by Lao Meng's company."

When Teacher Li mentioned her lover, a look of pride appeared on her face. Jiang Zhinian had heard her say before that they were college classmates and got married after graduation. They have been in a good relationship for more than ten years.